27.01.2026
The Research Center Borstel and the Dibrugarh University intensify scientific cooperation
Last week, the course was set for an international exchange program in the field of tuberculosis research at the Borsteler Herrenhaus. At a joint meeting with Prof. Diganta Sarma and Dr. Kalyanjyoti Deori from the Department of Chemistry at Dibrugarh University (Assam, India), members of the Borsteler Executive Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening scientific cooperation between the two institutions in the future.
The two scientists will be accompanied by research fellow Bishal Bhattacharyya, who will be conducting research on site from January 7 to February 2, 2026, during which time he will familiarize himself with the latest technologies in TB drug research. The aim of the visit is to further expand the existing collaboration on the development of new drugs against tuberculosis and to deepen the scientific exchange between the participating institutions.
Prof. Sarma and his colleagues are being supervised on site by PD Dr. Norbert Reiling, head of the “Microbial Interface Biology” research group. Norbert Reiling has many years of experience in the infection biology of pathogenic mycobacteria. As a member of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), he has been involved in several drug research projects for several years. Diganta Sarma and Norbert Reiling have been working together since 2023 and have already identified the first drug candidates with tuberculosis-inhibiting effects.
“I am very pleased that we can continue to deepen our promising research, because in view of the increasing number of multi-resistant tuberculosis strains worldwide, the development of new chemical agents is a matter of great urgency,” says Norbert Reiling. “I am also very pleased that we will have the opportunity to travel to India this year to continue our exchange of ideas on site.”
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Britta Weller
